Baking a mango-coconut cream pie, what kind of crust should I make?
Bought these glorious mangoes and thought a graham cracker crust would be ideal for the pie, but can't get graham crackers in Egypt. Would a regular pie crust be okay? golden oreo crust? alternatives? Thanks!
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(consider flavor add ins--rum, mango extract, cardomom--to the filling, it's mild as is)
But I agree - w/o claim or concern for authenticity - I love a graham cracker crust with key lime pie, and find it compliments rather than distracts from the filling. To each his own pie. Btw, I usually add a pinch of salt to g.c. crusts, to balance the sweetness. It's also easier for the pastry challenged among us (including me.)
Even graham crackers are pretty simple (flour milk vanilla sweetener b-powder b-soda).
Granted, if you get into fancy cookies may be other flavors and spices.
Two recommendations:
*macadamia (or other nut) crust
*cookie crust made from other-than-graham-crackers. Go for simple cookie...digestive, plain chocolate...to serve as backdrop for the pie.
Three possibles (not sure how well they would work):
*spaghetti pie crust
*regular pastry dough pie crust
*pie crust made from a thin layer of shortbread.
Good luck! And please tell us what you eventually use and how it turns out...